WeatherWhys for March 7,2016 from accuweather.com

The Ash Wednesday Storm caused everything from feet of snow to high winds and extensive coastal flooding. The storm which formed on March 5,1962, stalled along the mid-Atlantic coast and blasted areas with heavy precipitation, gales and storm surge for days. Two feet of snow fell from Charlottesville to Winchester, Virginia, with 18 inches of snow falling as far north as the middle of Pennsylvania. Over 40 people were killed, over 1,000 others were injured and damage reached $200 million 1962 dollars.